of reunion and relief, with children in particular the focus of worldwide attention. for the families still waiting, now the question what are the chances that further negotiations can yield a breakthrough? so far, 110 israeli hostages held by hamas have been freed and 240 palestinians have been released from israeli prisons. these were mostly women, children and teenagers, and in this programme, we want to put the names, faces and stories to those numbers. in that spirt, on tuesday, 84 year old ditza heiman, one of the founders of kibbutz nir oz in israel was released. she is a former social worker and also the widow of a holocaust survivor who came to the uk on the kindertransport. sisters dafna and ela el yakim were freed on sunday after being taken from their father s home, also on kibbutz nir oz. their mother shared this photo of their reunion, writing, my precious daughters were returned to me yesterday, a moment etched forever in my memory. emily hand, who turned n
would be released have been put on hold. over the past week, israelis and palestinians had started to get a little more used to scenes like this of reunion and relief, with children in particular the focus of worldwide attention. for the families still waiting, now the question what are the chances that further negotiations can yield a breakthrough? so far, 110 israeli hostages held by hamas have been freed, and 240 palestinians have been released from israeli prisons. these were mostly women, children and teenagers. and in this programme, we want to put the names, faces and stories to those numbers. in that spirt, on tuesday, 84 year old ditza heiman, one of the founders of kibbutz nir oz in israel was released. she is a former social worker and also the widow of a holocaust survivor who came to the uk on the kindertransport. sisters dafna and ela elyakim were freed on sunday after being taken from their father s home, also on kibbutz nir oz. their mother shared this photo
Remembered. Amy defying threats from President Trump to cut off Financial Aid, countries at the 128 u. N. General Assembly Vote in favor of a resolution condemning the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Well get response from rashid khalidi, author of brokers of deceit how the u. S. Has undermined peace in the middle east. Then, not guilty. That was the verdict for all six defendants in the first j20 journalistcluding alexei wood, who live streamed street detentions, including his own arrest. I am clearly being arrested. I am currently being arrested. Order follow any lawful you give me. Amy and a broadcast exclusive, we will speak with alexei wood, the end of an a photojournalist, and look at how 188 people still face trials over the next year. Then catalonia votes for independence. I want to bradley the people of catalonia because they have sent news to the world. Ladies and settlement, the catalan republic has defeated the monarchy of article 155. Amy all that
Recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Well get response from rashid khalidi, author of brokers of deceit how the u. S. Has undermined peace in the middle east. Then, not guilty. That was the verdict for all six defendants in the first j20 journalistcluding alexei wood, who live streamed street detentions, including his own arrest. I am clearly being arrested. I am currently being arrested. Order follow any lawful you give me. Amy and a broadcast exclusive, we will speak with alexei wood, the end of an a photojournalist, and look at how 188 people still face trials over the next year. Then catalonia votes for independence. I want to bradley the people of catalonia because they have sent news to the world. Ladies and settlement, the catalan republic has defeated the monarchy of article 155. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At the United Nations, over 120 countries defied President Trump thursday by
Cities, theyive say five people have been shot in iran. Protests over the rising cost of living have turned political, some of the anger now directed against clerical rule. Theh koreas leader raises prospect of talks with south korea but still threatens the United States with Nuclear Weapons. The importns bans of toxic waste, how will the toxic wasteith normally sent to china . And also on the Program California has legalized Recreational Marijuana use. One in five americans can now buy the drug legally. Hello, and welcome to bbc world news. In iran, more antigovernment protests have broken out in at least five cities. Police say one of their officers dead. Een shot the Iranian State television said 10 people had been killed overnight during demonstrations. Protesty started as a against falling living standards, but they have become political against the powerful islamic clerics that rule iran. Earlier, president Hassan Rouhani tried to play it down. This report. Reporter the fifth day